html-template up to 1.19.8/1.20.3 on Go Whitespace cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in html-template up to 1.19.8/1.20.3 on Go and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Whitespace Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-24540. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in html-template up to 1.19.8/1.20.3 on Go. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Whitespace Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was published 05/07/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-24540 since 01/25/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211563 (Oracle Linux 9 : buildah (ELSA-2024-9097)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.19.9 or 1.20.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211563) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1167). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • IBM DB2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Open Source Gitea
  • Hashicorp Terraform
  • IBM Spectrum Protect
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Wibu-Systems CodeMeter
  • IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211563
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : buildah (ELSA-2024-9097)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: html-template 1.19.9/1.20.4

Timelineinfo

01/25/2023 🔍
05/07/2023 +101 days 🔍
05/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/28/2025 +936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-24540 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-24540
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228175
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1167 - Gitea: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2023 19:23
Updated: 11/28/2025 21:08
Changes: 05/07/2023 19:23 (39), 05/28/2023 16:23 (1), 05/28/2023 16:31 (11), 11/19/2024 23:26 (17), 01/24/2025 18:33 (11), 04/26/2025 22:53 (3), 11/28/2025 21:08 (7)
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